Nice picture ! I like it !

Amazing light, amazing colors, great composition (though I think there should be more space on the left side) - an AMAZING photo anyways.

Whaaaaat a shot! What a mix of colors! 7/7

What an amazing photo! Everything is perfect! Thanks!

Once again we have some complete moron rating 4/4 and no explaination. Anyhow, thanks for your comments to those who take the time.

Marc, this is...exquisite, for lack of a better word. You put yourself through it to get the shot, and boy, did you get the shot! I don't give many 7's. Where can I see a hi-rez version?

I think some people rate low out of jealousy,I'm jealous of this shot its fantastic ps it wasn't me who rated low

I can only say: suuuuuch a shot! Simply wonderful

Marc

Fantastic shot. Your use of nd grads is a joy to behold. I fully sympathise with you on the idiot ratings having been on the recieving end of it myself. Which I find very demoralising as a beginner when some people are rating my attempts much higher. Once again I think to my eye you now have one of the best landscape portfolios on the net, keep up the wonderful work.

Cheers

Phil.

Hi Marc, I thought you were gone. I have not seen you for a long time on here and your pictures were gone? Love the Picture by the way, I see you got a 5D must be nice :o) About the moron, There are lots of them out there I have a few that fallow me around too. (work in progress, hint hint lol) and they will aways be out there try to let it go and not take it personally, I know its hard because its your work and you take pride in your efforts but just remember the majority out there love your pictures and the effort you put into them. I wish I could go and see the things you do. You are and have been blessed my friend.

DK.

P.s. I think your Bio Pic is amazing too! Keep up the great work and enjoy God's creation not everyone gets too.

Good to hear from you David. I'll have to browse your new work as time allows. I haven't been around much. I left P.Net after being demoralized by the lack of honest critique and coward raters with nothing to say. It's hard for me to convince myself to keep posting images for critique here and rarely getting anything worthwhile. I was lured back by lots of folks sending emails and encouraging me. I must admit it's more of the same though - P.Net has the worst critique system on the net I've seen. I guess I'm sticking around this time though, if for no other reason than to just share the beauty I find in my travels.

Marc, this is astonishingly perfect. After reading your remarks about trying to capture this scene, you have done it! I love looking at it, is so soothing and exciting and cold and dramatic, it's all things! 7/7!

I hear you Marc and I agree with you 100%. As far as the critique system here goes. I am kind of new to Photography myself and am not sure how to Critique very well, I like to leave it to the pro's but if I like a picture I sure will say so. :o) Take care Friend, I have been going kind of slow these days myself. Sure wish I could see the things you see in person though, I am jealous.

DK.

SUPERB!!!

Marc, you show the dedication in obtaining your images necessary to achieve a shot like this, and you have been well rewarded for your efforts. Your composition showing the curve of the snow at the foreground, leading my eye toward the lake, then mirroring the flow of the shore, is wonderful.

Fantastic. The contrast in scale between the snow detail in the foreground and hills in the background is amazing. Good to see that all that effort has paid off.

This photo, as every photo in your gallery, gets a 7/7! Incredible! Thanks!

Marc: You keep creating work that are stunning. This is very high quality work.

Creo que es una de las mas bella fotos que he visto, originalidad en la composicion, exclente luz, encuadre, y bello color,,fantastic, un cordial saludo Marc Adamus.

Marc, as exquisite as they get and a 7/7 hands down. What I like most is the light. The soft glow on the lake and warm hue of the foreground snow. I cannot help wondering though how the photograph would look if you could have included the entire rim - maybe by stitching together two photographs?

Again, a truly exquisite photograph and thank you for bringing the beauty right to my living room!

Regards, Christoph

An absolutly stunning photo.It must be one of the most fantastic landscape photos i have ever seen.Comp - colours - sharpness - tones, everything is great. This must be so close to perfect as its possible to get. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Wow ! ...like a dream, thanks for sharing this moment with us

just wish it were a little larger (750-800 horizontal pixels)

Absolutely stunning. The scenery, the light, the colours, the explanation. You made the step from film to digital. Still it looks very much like your usual interpretation of Velvia. What about the capacity of the 5D to shoot in very cold conditions? Did you ever have problems? Following the manual this camera is not made for such conditions. Glad you are back. Karl

Great composition with stunning light once again Marc!, high impact WOW! I love how you worked the foreground curve, that snow cornice is fantastic.

Im not bothered by the uncomplete rim, it is indeed a nice starting visual point, did you tilt the camera a bit down for another take?, lets say upper frame where the left group of dark clouds ends, sure would love also this variant.

I would really love to go and visit again your great land sometime!

Very nice Marc. Well, it's perfect.

Another winner Marc. I use a 20D right now, I have recently purchased an EOS-3 and a couple of Canon L series lenses (inspired by you)...now, all I need is a pair of snow shoes!!! Thanks for the inspiration to get off the beat and path. Skip

deserving of all the praise, exquisite light over a lovely composition.

Marc, This is without a doubt the best image I've ever seen of the lake. The colors, composition and the sunrise really are outstanding. As for the 4-4 rating, I get that all the time. No matter what you do, there will be some idiot giving a low rating with no explanation. Where the hell are the moderators.

A lot better than my effort. I think though in my pic I can see you on the ridge. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2773781&size=lg

I've been a fan of yours for a while after first seeing your work on betterphoto.com. I think every peice of yours deserves 7's all the way. Thank you for bringing up yourself recieving bad ratings. I feel people can be very unfair here too. Thank you to those who are open minded and and who are'nt the jealous type. Marc, you do amazing work. Thanks!

Excellent image! Great light, subject, saturation all very well exposed.

What more could be stated!

Probably the best image yet that I;ve seen of Crater Lake, awesome capture Marc. When you got he extra distance, your images stand out so much more. Well done.

What a wonderful photo ! Great colours and taken with big feeling - Well done

Bella imagen.El equilibrio de los tonos esta muy ajustados, asi como la composicion de la escena.Felicidades por tu fotografia.

Exquisite was the word that sprung to my mind also. There is not much that I would change.

Speechless!!!

A 4/4... dude, you got screwed. I can't figure it out either, there's always some genius who rates on the extremely low end. Whatever. May they live forever trapped in that skull thing of theirs. Regarding this image, Marc, you know it's amazing, the rest of us know it's amazing. That's all that matters. One of your best! I'm headed to Crater Lake myself in May but I'm sure I won't capture anything like this. Cheers! James

I am interested in how the battery on the 5D worked in the 5 day snow trip.

Also, in regard to the 4/4, pershaps we should just ask for opinion and not seek a rating? I have been mystified with the odd low rating too?

Some 10 years ago we visited Crater Lake on a late August evening. There was still snow and we were the only people around. The quality of the silence was amazing. Although your picture is of a winter time Crater Lake, it captures exactly that atmosphere. Apart from being an excellent picture...

Stunning image, love the light and colour.

Marc, what a stunningly beautiful image! The warmth of the sun and the cold of the atmosphere are palpable in the image, and the landform juttting into the lake strengthens the composition. It obviously took a great amount of effort to get to the location at that time, and you were amply rewarded. Kudos!

Marc, what amazes me as well as the excellent composition is snow shoeing through and area with 200 inchs of snow for 5 days, I would have to say there is and element of risk not be taken for granite.truely beautiful~ GT

Marc, have you ever tried PTGui kind of state of art kind software? You can easily multiply your 5D's resolution and wide end of all of your lenses.

Wonderful light and excellent compositon! Love it!

Superb picture with great detail, taken by somebody who must love landscapes from his soul to get this sort of results.

Thanks for sharing! Leeuwtje

Thanks for sharing marc..:)

Marc I think this picture is everything you could have hoped to achieve. extremely well done.

Have a question, what was the expo time and f? Thanks

I live very close to Crater Lake, and so I can really appreciate what it took to get this shot. Well done!

Nicely Done, Marc! A winter snowshoe trip around the lake sounds like a marvelous adventure...

You got it! Awesome shot. Best regards, James

Marc a lovely photo nice light, Regards Rod

great composition, beautiful view, it seems to me that the far end side of the mountain is underexposed, was it due do a ND filter?

Perfect work, wonderful picture. Best regards M.Tekin !!!

One of the best I have seen. I would want make that photo whenever:).

Pictures just don't get any better than this one. Exceptional work.

Dave

Very nice work of Art. Beautiful light and good PS work. Look like a Table top arrangment. Great Landscape.

best of the best. regards. amir.

Excellent photo. I think you achieved the scale and detail you were after. Very nice!

Thanks all for your comments. My PS work took less than a minute here and was limited to levels adjustment and removing a partial snowshoe print I carelessly left below. The darker background hills are from the ND grad - I like the effect personally. The exposure was F14 and 1/4 second. Thanks again.

Spectacular!! Please stick around this time, so we can enjoy your images! You know the worth of your work, as do most of us here. Please don't let the low raters win.

Marc. I miss seeing your work over at photoblink. I think this is one of your best.

Marc.... beautiful shot, excellent colors, very original, good use of lines to compose foreground, ND filter use is great too... 7/7 , reagrds, Rajeev.

Excellent! Regards.

Steve, thanks. I hate the 120K size limits in P Blink. You can't evaluate an image on that. I can't even post some shots there.

I don't know the place but I don't see how one could get a more beautiful picture than this... Bravo

Thanks. There is no horizon line. The lake is round.

what a wonderful photo you achieved here. Congratz on a remarkable shot.

Una composicion Excelente y bella a la vez, los colores son fantastico y la luz es bellisima.Saludos

Excellent shot Adamus jus love it.

Regards

This is the best photo of Crater Lake that I have ever seen. Well Done!!

What a wonderful image. I love the way you've (just about) kept the tree tops and central 'island' clear of the rim of the crater. Plus the snow ridge leading into the picture...and the light. You must have known you had something special when you pressed the shutter on this one

Excellent dear Marc....

Fantastic!!

The beautiful light you have captured makes this a winner. It gives much of the scene a warm luminous glow. The sweep of the landscape however is difficult to appreciate without a larger view option.

Possibly the most spectacular shot ever taken of Crater Lake!

Best Ive seen from you Mr Marc!

Breath taking stuff.

Marc, I have seen you work elsewhere and I must say, whenever i get discouraged i think of your work with landscapes and Im off like a shot. I think you need to get more credit and praise... thanks for sharing this with us. -zacker-

Spectacular Marc. This shot alone no doubt made your 5 day effort worthwhile. Some minimal suggestions you might care to consider, in case no one's already raised them in the many comments this shot deservedly received, are lightening some of the grad effect in the blue sky areas, and possibly leaving a slither more snow along the lower edge if available, 'though I'm not sure about the latter suggestion - I'd probably have to see the result.

What a beautiful silent place... great shot.

This shot is perfect and in my opinion you have managed to do what you set out to do. 7_7

excellent image Marc. This version for the internet sharpened to show a light halo along the sky/rim line. You might try (immediately after sharpening) doing a Edit>Fade Unsharp Mask with a change in the blending mode to "Darken". The sharpening will be isolated to the dark side and light halos will disappear. Snowshoer? You should come up to Mount Tahoma Trails near Mt Rainier to our hut-to-hut system with grand views of Mt Rainier, the southern Cascades and Mt St Helens. http://mounttahomatrails.org Peace

A really fine halo there. I wouldn't have noticed it had you not pointed it out. I did a traverse of the Tatoosh Range earlier this winter - even better views of Rainier!

So cool to see photos like this. Makes you wanna be there and take in all that clean, crisp air!

Justin

I have to say this is an awesome picture. I rate it 7/7. This is probably just a fine point, but the left side (just above center) seems to be tilting down just a bit. I figure it is due to the lens at 17mm and the full frame sensor. It could be lifted just a bit using photoshop CS2 "transform, then warp" to more accurately reflect the actual scene. I realize the lake curves back at that point, but give it a try and see what you think.

Kindest Regards, Steve www.vibrantcanvas.com

much better then the usual crater lake picture, well worth the effort, 7/7

Marc your work is OUTSTANDING and is to be envyed. I have gazed for hours at your photography and aspire to be like you.............You are my idol when it comes to nature photography....Keep up good work and you be safe.....

Very nice ! I've tried Crater Lk and its a tough shoot, question with your ND filter you use on you 17-40F4L what mount do you use ? and no problems using it on 17mm ? or do you use the wider LEE size filter ?

I use a cokin 'P' wide angle specific holder with one filter slot. No vignette problems except very slightly when tilted at extreme angles to the light.

PERFECT IMAGE

Fearsome pic, great work.

Not sure if people realize the effort to capture this shot - 5 days on top of 200 inches of snow (Marc, did you have a tent or just dig a snow hole?). No warm hotel to go to at night and start again the next day! I hope to someday see a large print of this - everything is so perfect in this photograph.

Glad to be a fan.

-John Lehmkuhl

This photo is the photo of the century

What a beauty, cheers Jana

Wonderful picture!

Simply Amazing...

Stunning shot. Absolutely beautiful!

This has got to be the most fantastic image of Crater Lake that I have seen yet!

Quelle beaut鬠quand la nature et la photographie se rencontrent...Superbe !!

Another fine capture Marc. I wouldn't worry about the ratings really. Why not just post for critique only? Anyway, *YOU* surely know this is a good image and not, in anyone's books, a 4/4. The personal problems that some rater might have are nothing to do with the quality of your work, they are completely separate issues and entirely unrelated. I've received a few 3/3s lately and honestly it makes me giggle. And I don't think that's being "big headed" of me.

-Mike

I do post for "Critique Only" and have for quite a while now. Ratings are pointless, absurd, and no one could learn anything from them.

Marc, your hard work has paid off in spades here. Just an amazing landscape. You've captured it all in this image. Great tones, great light, great composition. Simply amazing work. As for morons rating any of your work 4/4, well ... they're morons. -David

ShadowMan awaits ...

The condition there should have been very difficult and taking such magnificent shot more than difficult !. Great capture !.

I want to see it bigger, it's so wonderful...wow!

7/7

Brilliant shoot! Intresting to here your story about taking this photo.

Best Regards// Jonas Andersson

Oh that light is just beautiful! Wonderful shot!

I've personally been there and pieced together a panarama of the lake. It's no where near as beautiful as this image. Big congrats on capturing this beautifully large landscape.
Crater Lake

Just wonderful, Marc! The filters really helped you in getting the right look.

Awesome picture! A great capture of a spectacular place. I was just there with the family last week.

Glad you are hanging around P-net and sharing your pictures with us. Very inspirational. Thanks...

Wayne

Marc...fabulous rendition of an extremely difficult natural subject. Yes, whatever it takes, that is what the truely amazing images require. Thanks for having the persistence to capture the shot and then sharing it with the rest of us! Congrats on a job well done, Marc Schneider

This picture is classic example of right place on right time with right gear., Great.

Rajhans.

Marc, you are a true master of light!

Amazing colour, razor sharp and incredibly carming but on a large scale.

C.R.

Simplemente increible. Felicidades

Wow!! This is really beautiful. Definately the BEST Crater Lake picture I have EVER seen. I have been there many times, but have never seen it like this. Excellent. Leanna :O)

Wonderful colors. Looking at this photograph I can feel as I am there in the cold silence, thinking how could that moment be kept in a so EXCELLENT shot.

This is obviously a beautiful photo, it captures the magnificence of crater lake (if you've ever been there you know then it's not an easy thing to do). But, it does more than that for me. It inspires me to drop everything else in my life and pick up my camera and become passionate about photography. I hope one day to take an awe-inspiring photo like this one. Thanks so much for posting it Marc, it's inspired me.

-David Bryan

(7/7, not that you care about ratings :)

Very inspiring. As a beginner photographer, it's images like this that motivate me to want to get out to nature and keep learning about photography until I can one day take a picture like this one.

Better is possible?

A rare feast for the eyes !, an extraordinary photo of an extraordinary place. This kind of result really worth the efforts and hardworks of getting to such a place.

I wish i was this good a photographer to capture something as beautiful as this. One of the prettiest photos i have ever seen.

Fantastic Shot ! Regarding the ND filter its good execution but of course its noticeable, I've always wished for a ND wash I could paint onto a glass filter exactly where I want the neutral density to appear... some may think that idea is nutty, but it would allow film and image sensors to more faithfully replicate what the eye sees because otherwise bright areas get washed out and dark ones disappear. The only problem would be the extra time it would take, but if you were set up and anticipating a dawn shot like this one, there might be ample time.

Beautiful quality of reflection on the water. Pertaining to the sky, does your camera lose the detail in the bright highlights like mine does? I'm shooting digital and no matter what I do, I lose detail which is very visible to the naked eye in my sunrise and sunset shots- I'm wondering if you recall if the brightest area of this shot had more detail in it in so called, "real life" ?

Keep up the excellent work!

Beautiful!

Very nice !

I applaud your perseverance to capture a truly outstanding image. This is not just a photo but a true image, created to guide a viewer and convey the emotion and feeling that was being experienced.

That being said, I am not so sure you used ND grad filters on this, it appears more to me to be creatively done in photoshop, as some photogs. do in the darkroom, buring down the corners to focus the viewers attention.

I would have preferred to see the corners of the sky to be a bit brighter to allow the viewer to navigate the image without as much direction from the photog. The darker corners carry the eye immediately to the brightest area and makes it more difficult to continue in the natural flow of the beautiful compostional design of this image.

As to the composition, you used the elements presented with precision, the circle being incomplete, the diagonal of the island, continued in the clouds to the upper irght, and the darker tree line leading from the foreground snow brings your eye around this magnificent image in a continous flow.

This is my first critique on line and I don't know how you guys are using the "rating" system, but I would give this a 6/6 or better.

I used a 2-stop ND grad and only make minor touch-ups in PS after RAW processing. The dark corners of the sky are unavoidable with the sun in such centered position, but I've made improvement efforts there after posting the image (after so many comments I don't feel like reposting it). I also feel the saturation is overdone slightly, the background rim is a bit dark and the blue's are too pronounced (all minor things). Thanks. Don't worry about ratings.

nice

Wow! This is such a beautiful place, but so hard to capture well. This is the best image of it I have ever seen.

Wow what an amazing capture. Congrats. Wish I was there.

Superb!!!! 7/7.... just love it !!

Great Shot! I like it...

Wow... this is the kind of photo that just makes one stop and enjoy the beauty of the world

Great Job!

What a beautiful shot of Crater Lake! I love the combination of snow and sunset... the glow is so peaceful and soothing - this is the exact kind of place I long for when I need to be alone and want a place where nature can rejuvinate me. When I opened the page with this photo on it that's the first thing I thought.... 'now THAT'S a place I'd love to be!' And honestly, no other photo of Crater Lake has ever made me feel that way! Excellent, excellent shot!

Beautiful!

Being a beginner to photography, I don't know all the sublties that go into making a great shot...But I know what I like! (to steal a paraphrase). Since my main interest is landscape photography, this is exactly the kind of shot I am striving for. The more I look at it, the more I see.

This is the type of photograph that I would actually buy a print of...7/7!

amazing image ! lighting and composition are right on. solitute is the key word

simply beautiful...

Very beautiful shot!

What's left to say?!

I live about 90 minutes from Crater Lake and can only say I haven't seen a better photograph of this beautiful national treasure. 7/7

Marc, doesn't look like you need anymore comments, but it's one of those photographs, I just gotta say something about. But, I can't seem to find the words, it's absolutly amazing. You were one of photographers who's work I fell in love with when I started looking at this web site before I signed on. Your work is amazing. Keep it up, give us beginners something to shoot for.

What a beautifull planet!! Thanks for showing us this perfect picture. Bert R.

Marc,

This is an amazing photo - everything is perfect. I am glad you mentioned the ratings issue, I am new to PN and I am getting 3/3 anonymous ratings often. That does not seem right.

Absoluitley stunning! maby you should have tried it in HDR?

Look at who has the cover of the new POP PHOTO mag cover!

Hey Marc ... congratulations on this photo and the cover of Popular Photography this month. I recognized the image as soon as the mailman dropped off the issue. Well done, well-deserved and Keep shooting, bro. Billy

Nice shot! Keep photographing!

Congratulations!! Every one of your shots could have won though:)

wow, congradulations, both an absolutely amazing photograph, and for being printed on the cover of PP. Well done, well deserved.

beautiful capture your effort hiking round has paid off with this lovely image

this photo well deserves to be on the popular photography cover

Beautiful photo.. everything about it.. I saw this one in one of my photo magazines.. Thanks for sharing

I've lived in Oregon all my life and you have captured one of my all time favorite moments of Crater Lake, beautiful job!

that is just utterly beautiful!

Superb.. I first saw this shot in a magazine whilst I was on holiday in America and was drawn to the sheer beauty of the scene.

Very humble approach for such a beautiful image! I honestly don't know exactly why it's good, other than the wide angle lens/zoom and the fact that the coloring is amazing. It's also very clear and just generally turned out well. I like how dark it gets around the top and sides. I think you did an absolutely wonderful job at capturing this lake, and if you surpass this one, I sure want to see it because that would be an accomplishment worth noting. Great job, I love it!

Absolutely fantastic. Congrats T.

Congrats on winning the "Your Best Shot" contest, Marc. The light in this photo is truly amazing.

Ry

Your photo is simply breathtaking. I just found this website today and have been checking out a bunch of photos. Your picture drew me right in. I have lived in Florida my whole life, but looking at your picture makes me want to lay in the snow and make snow angels, go ice skating on a lake, then have a snow cone for dessert. The lighting and the stillness of the lake make it almost surreal. Beautiful.

The light is just perfect, and the atmosphere is so peacefull. Great shot!

exelent photo bravo

As a novice photographer (just started a few days ago) I have to say that this shot is amazing. It's a truly beautiful image that you worked hard to achieve, the world needs more people as determined as you.

Turly amazing!

Stunning!!!

Fantastic. The contrast in scale between the snow detail in the foreground and hills in the background is amazing. Good to see that all that effort has paid off. Love it very much.

Incredible light! Wonderful pic. Compliments. Kind regards.

Amazing light and colors ,beautiful photo

Flawless, I'm jealous! This is such a great shot and the quality of light is fabulous!

superb!!! like ur other pics

Crater Lake was one of those spots I always enjoyed visiting as a child growing up in Oregon. As many times as I've been there, all times of the year, I've never seen it like this! I want to know the compass coordinates to get to this exact spot! Beautiful! 7/7!

Your determination and creativity have paid off for you, and for all of us viewing this masterpiece. It's probably the best landscape I've seen on PN since 2003. Sevens, and congrats!

Really amazing!

Great composition and awesome colors!

The most difficult in this kind of images is to fix correctly the white balance or to want reproduce the most exactly tone in the snow,we can see a good job about these aspects,all the rest works very well too.Best regards

Very nice shot. Amazing!!

"Timing is everything". I like the combination of colors in this; and the way that the ambient light reflects off the snow is almost surreal. Not the usual "postcard" picture of the lake; the perspective really gives a sense of the majesty of the place. Worth the effort!

This is just an awesome shot, the colors are awesome and the composition and lighting is great. It reminds me of shots in "The Lord of The Rings" , welldone and my regards, RK!

this is absolutely breathtaking. My PN buddy Ian told me about your shots of Oregon so I figured I take a trip thru your photographs. So glad I did...RAY

Even it was a long list of comments I couldn't help finding my way to the end of it, and writing something down, It's simple WOW. This is something, I hope I would live to see me making this kind of quality of photography. It's worth living. Congratulation.

This is about the best image I have ever seen of this subject. Thank you for not leaving any footprints! Congratulations.. Bill G

Espectacular composición y tratamiento, 7/7

great!!!

Just one word to describe this picture: Fantastic!

great sharp breath taking image, thanks for sharing

I like the copmposition with the not fully ended circle. The light and the colors are also wonderful. Very beautiful !

This is one of the best landscape pictures i've ever seen, I love it! Perfect!

Wonderful light, sharpness and mood.